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Richard Todd
Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
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Bernard Lee
Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
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Michael Wilding
Major Charles Marquand
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Richard Attenborough
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
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Dennis Price
Capt. Rupert Callender
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Donald Houston
Capt. Roger Byfold
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William Franklyn
Capt. Tony Long
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Vincent Ball
Capt. Pat Foster
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Peter Arne
Capitano Benucci
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Peter Jones
Capt. Alfred Piker
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Ronnie Stevens
Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'
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Terence Alexander
Lt. Gibbs
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Andrew Faulds
Lt. Comdr. 'Dopey' Gibbon, R.N.
- Steve Norbert Lt. Pierre Dessin
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Cyril Shaps
Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules
- Eric Lander Lt. Tim O'Brien
- John Dearth Lt. Robson
- Robert Bruce 'Doc' Simmonds, R.A.M.C.
- Harold Siddons Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall
- Ian Whittaker 2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger
- David Williams Lt. Parsons
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David Graham
Lt. Moxhay
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Howard Williams
Lt. Bush
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Dino Galvani
Commandante Arletti
- John Adams German Officer (uncredited)
- Victor Baring Lt Paoli (uncredited)
- Paul Beradi Hut Commander (uncredited)
- Ernest Blyth Hut Commander (uncredited)
- Peter Brace POW (uncredited)
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Michael Caine
Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)
- John Corrie POW (uncredited)
- Dan Cressey Italian Guard (uncredited)
- Richard Duke POW (uncredited)
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Max Faulkner
POW in Hamlet (uncredited)
- Otto Friese POW (uncredited)
- Robert Gregory Hut Commander (uncredited)
- Gerry Judge POW (uncredited)
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John Leyton
POW (uncredited)
- Alf Mangan Italian Guard (uncredited)
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Jim McManus
POW (uncredited)
- Pat Meehan German Officer (uncredited)
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Patrick Mynhardt
POW in Hamlet (uncredited)
- Geremy Phillips Italian Guard (uncredited)
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Pat Ryan
POW (uncredited)
- Harold Sanderson POW (uncredited)
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Guy Standeven
POW (uncredited)
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Emile Stemmler
POW (uncredited)
- Phillip Stewart POW (uncredited)
- Reg Thomason POW (uncredited)
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Hedger Wallace
POW in Hamlet (uncredited)
- Ron Whitwell POW (uncredited)